Following the announcement earlier this month, Gems, or custom versions of Gemini that users can create and customize, are now more widely available for free users on the Android and iOS app.
Gemini offers five premade Gems:
- Brainstormer: Find inspiration easily. Fresh ideas for parties, gifts, businesses and more.
- Career guide: Unlock your career potential. Get a detailed plan to refine your skills and achieve your career goals.
- Coding partner: Level up your coding skills. Get the help you need to build your projects and learn as you go.
- Learning coach: Here to help you learn and practice new concepts. Tell me what you’d like to learn, and I’ll help you get started.
- Writing editor: Elevate your writing. Get clear, constructive feedback, from grammar to structure.
However, the real utility comes from making your own and entering instructions that “help you save time on tedious, repetitive or difficult tasks.” After entering a paragraph or so, Gemini can rewrite it with explicitly “Purpose and Goals” and “Behaviors and Rules,” like specifying response length and tone. Additionally, you can upload files that Gems should reference, and give it a name.
Google previewed Gems last May at I/O and started rolling them out to Advanced subscribers in August. This free access follows people image generation, document upload/analysis, and Deep Research.
Gems can be accessed on mobile, but you can only create them on gemini.google.com. Look for the Gem manager in the account menu (on mobile) or in the side panel (on web).
Available for free users over 18, expanded availability first came to the web, but we’re now seeing wider Gem availability in the Gemini Android app.
Update: We’re also now seeing free Gems availability in the iPhone app.
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